मछुआ

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit मत्स्य (matsya, “fish”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.t͡ʃʰʊ.ɑː/, [mɐ.t͡ʃʰʊ.äː]

Noun

मछुआ • (machuā) m

1. fisherman

   Synonyms: मछुआरा (machuārā), धीवर (dhīvar)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मछुआ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press